I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's when a movie is most terrifying.

I feel like in the '90s, horror just lost its way and everything became so safe and watered-down.

I love historical movies. I want to make a violent medieval epic.

I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me.

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

Well, anytime I make a movie, I like to load it up with more things than you could ever catch on the first viewing.

I saw Alien when I was 8 years old. To me, it was like a combination of Jaws and Star Wars and that's the movie that made me want to be a director.